Legal Opinion
State v. Kemp
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 22, 1986No. 10727; 10778PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The principal issue on these appeals is the propriety of the trial court’s ruling excluding expert testimony on the potential for inaccuracy of eyewitness identification of participants in crimes. After a joint jury trial, the defendants, Harold Kemp and his brother Robert Kemp, were found guilty of four counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2). Harold Kemp was given an effective sentence of five to ten years imprisonment and Robert a sentence of six to twelve years. They have separately appealed their convictions.
The jury could reasonably have…
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